I really really hate floods
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I really really hate floods
| Tue, 09-14-2004 - 4:16pm |
I really really really (really really) hate floods. I live in Asheville, NC, and we have been without water for a week now. Well, I should say without "potable" water. There was plenty of water in the streets. Brown, stinky, sludgy water. And there was water coming out of our taps 5 days after the rivers flooded and shut the water treatment plant down. Of course the water coming out was also brown and stinky. It's clear now, but apparantly that is deceptive, since we've been told to boil it if we want to do anthing other than look at it from across the room. We had to pile the kids and the dog up and head to my MIL and FIL's house, out in the middle of nowhere pretty much, since they have a well, and thus could still do little, helpful things, like flush their toilets, take showers, and cook without getting dysentery. I feel like such a big whiner, though, for complaining, since a lot of people are now trying to shovel the before mentioned brown stinky sludge out of what's left of their houses and businesses. My husband had paintings in a gallery in the village section of town, and we went after the water receded to see if there was anything left to rescue. Fortunately for us, his paintings were on an upper level, and the water missed them (by only about 12 inches, but 12 very important inches). Other artists, and craftsmen lost everything. Some of the buildings are historic sites, and are just devastated by the water and mud. My house needs to be cleaned in the worst way, but until now I didn't realize how little you can clean without water. Somehow using water full of bacteria and viruses to wash my clothes, counters and floors seems like a bad plan... The rivers have receded to back to inside their banks, but just barely, and now we're being told to expect up to 16 inches of rain in one day when what will be left of Hurricane Ivan makes it's way up here. I think the people cleaning up the mud might better wait. The ground is totally saturated, and being in the mountains, we've had mudslides that have covered up sections of highway and interstate already. I want a bath. A long one. This truly stinks. (as do most people in town, sadly...) I'm sorry, but I just really needed to vent--I'm trying to have a positive attitude about all of this, but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed today, since the dog rolled in the mud and came inside, and I can't give the stupid beast a bath, because if would make her sick to drink the tap water. AAAGGGGHHHHH!!! My life is covered in mud!
Angela

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on thursday we went driving around to view the damage, and we were just sick. like you said, the whole river artist district is GONE! the river was up to the freaking street signs, what a mess. dh says people were kyaking through lowes! at least the kids finally went back to school, i swear if we had one more day stuck at home together things were NOT going to be pretty, lol.
i'm so scared about ivan, if this happens again i really think i'm just gonna sit down in the middle of the floor and cry. i can't do this again!! but at least this time i'll know enough to fill the tub up beforehand so we can at least flush the toilet.
i'm struggling to stay positive too, which is hard since our driveway is so washed out it's virtually impassible, but today i was watching the news and saw some footage of clyde and that helped. they got it five times worse than we did, flipped cars and mobile homes everywhere, roads undercut by the flood, apartment buildings with their foundations erroded, etc. made me a little more thankful as i realized it could be worse.
well it is beyond cool to meet someone close to home!!
I feel your pain and wish I could do something to help the people who have been ruined by these storms.
We have come close and only can pray we dont get hit ever.
Ifyou need anything! please let me know.
I am in GA and you guys are more then welcomed to stay, I can send you water, food whatever you need!
Keep safe.
We expect minor flooding, wind and power outages here from Ivan overnight tonight and tomorrow.
But as far as major flooding, nothing I know of.
My only worry besides not having power is that since the ground is still wet, once Ivan brings in rain, a tree or two will fall (and I hope not on my house).
I hope you make it through the next heavy rain.
Dolli
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Angela
Angela
i heard about the likelyhood of trees knocking out the power lines and i'm going 'great, now we get no water AND no power, at least that way i won't be able to SEE the dirt accumulating all around my house!' i'm giving the kids really good baths tonight and scrubbing till my hands are raw like you, lol.
good luck, keep your fingers crossed!